Guild Wars 2

Hello! My first build that I came up with on my own! That’s not to say that it is original because I am sure that original builds are near to impossible now with the game being out this long. I just mean that I didn’t have any help.

Who knows? Maybe it sux haha!

Its a bunker support build but I veered away from the 2 cookie cutter I see all over. I wanted more utility than just boon support. I wanted to do some damage as well without losing any healing capabilities. I also got tired of godkitten liches so I wanted to utilize boonstrips too to get rid of that stability. What I came up with was this and I have been having some success and fun with it when I get a decent team.

http://gw2skills.net/editor/?fVAQNApdWlsApVo1CxaI8DNhARYVA2tn3XHtdB-TJxHABIXGo2zBgP7PAwDAAA

Mace and Focus- For more heal with mace trait as well as the extra blocks from both items.

Sigils of Energy and Renewal on each

Mage Amulet- Some people like using Cleric’s.. I can’t run around with 13k health. I feel like I am always 2 seconds from down. Edit: I have also had fun with Celestial Ammy. Bigger burns and such. Not so hot healing though.

Rune of Water- Now there are plenty of runes to choose from here. I chose this for boon duration condi clense on hit and healing allies when I heal.

I took 2 in Radiance for Searing Flames so I could get that boonstrip. In this meta of Might and Stability I feel like boonstrip is one of the most valuable tools in the box.

I went 6 in Valor and took Defenders Flame because of the synergy with Searing Flames. Every block strips a boon on a ten second cd and I block a LOT considering Aegis, Focus and Mace 3

I took Mace of Justice next for the healing power and the lower cds. I try to switch to mace when dodging for bigger dodge heals.

And I took Monk’s Focus for the last trait. Now this one differs from what I have seen on most bunker builds. Even though I only use one Meditation I took this trait because with it I have a 2600 heal on a 20 second cooldown with smite condition. (and if I am with a well organized team I will take merciful intervention for a teleporting teamwide 2600 heal)

I then went 6 in Honor and took Superior Aria because this is a shout build and we want lower cooldowns on our shouts.

I next took pure of heart for a 1000 heal every time aegis gets popped. (Not sure about this pick. I need some opinions)

And I lastly took Pure of voice to obviously convert conditions to boons on allies.

For my heal I took Shelter. More Blocking and burning and boonstripping. And its on a short cooldown.

My utilities are 2 shouts to go with Pure of voice:
Stand your Ground because STABILITY.

Hold the Line I like because Protection and Regen synergize well and keep me up.

My last utility I already mentioned above is Smite Condition. Not so much for the condi clense because I have so much already or the damage because it is garbage but because its a 2600 heal on a 20 second cd.

Ok well that’s my build. Tell me what you think. I hope it works for you.

That bad eh?

wot
monks focus doesnt even compare to AH when youre using 1 meditation skill… its like taking an adapt trait over the best trait in the game for guardians..
why would you take 10 in radiance over 5 in virtues??? searing flames priorities might so you will practically always strip might… but if youre running with a thief/mesmer/necro boons arent your problem!
resolute healing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pure of heart in pvp

idek man this build has no support and youll get kitten on so fast by a decent team i just cant say its worth it at all.. you say you did this for more dmg but theres literally no more dmg, just less support and survivability

Kody.3289:

wot
monks focus doesnt even compare to AH when youre using 1 meditation skill… its like taking an adapt trait over the best trait in the game for guardians..
why would you take 10 in radiance over 5 in virtues??? searing flames priorities might so you will practically always strip might… but if youre running with a thief/mesmer/necro boons arent your problem!
resolute healing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pure of heart in pvp

idek man this build has no support and youll get kitten on so fast by a decent team i just cant say its worth it at all.. you say you did this for more dmg but theres literally no more dmg, just less support and survivability

Wait wait don’t just run me over friend. I need to know more about why you say these things. I have no doubt of the veracity of your claims but the more I understand the better I can be and that was the whole point of my posting.

Altruistic Healing is that good? It will out heal 2600 over 20 seconds? I didn’t realize this. Is a difficult test to really setup. I am to busy to try to math it.

Pure of heart for PvP? Is it that bad? What is better to replace it? I wrote that I wasn’t sure if this was a good fit. Ty for any advice.

I didn’t mind that it prioritized might with the prevalence of strength runes I thought that would be a good thing? TBH I don’t run with dedicated teams I am mostly in the soloQ and depending on teammates to strip boons…or do their job at all isn’t the best bet. Maybe if I labeled this as a soloQ build then? I didnt take the 5 in virtues because I couldn’t get to searing flames…which was the whole point.

I will try out AH and maybe add in save yourselves for more boons and heals or purging flames for more burns and strips.

Thank you for the criticism and any future advice you can give me. What I am looking for is a build that will allow me to support at mid but let me bunker a node solo and still apply some pressure to an attacker/s. If there is such a build

Ok so I took some of that advice and made some changes!

Switched Monk’s focus to Altruistic Healing and smite condition to Save Yourselves and I DID see a big difference! I also switched Pure of heart for Writ of the Merciful so I can heal with my mace 2 and staff .

Another switch I made was from Mage to Celestial ammy. I really like it. I don’t feel hit too kitten the heals but I feel way tankier and more dangerous. Bigger burns bigger hits and bigger crits.

I did a some pvp with this setup and performed really well I even got a few compliments from teammates and one of the enemies asked me what build I was using XD

good to hear! but I still think resolute healer is better than writ of the merciful. Typically AH is enough to self sustain yourself … btw you should take soldier runes too.
tbh when running mace and staff you pretty much might as well just go straight support.
if you want a build that you’re asking for I’d go for a more clickingstyles kind of setup, with staff/gs instead of mace.

Agreed, Guardian is the best point contester in the game because you’re resistant to both condition and regular burst. Most classes can do one or the other, but none other can do both while also providing aoe support. To achieve this, using soldier runes and either going 3 shouts with AH or 2 shouts with Virtues is necessary, otherwise you or the team get melted by condis. Cleric is generally better than magi because as long as you have sufficient condi removal, the most important thing is surviving burst well enough to make your healing power effective, and toughness is the best star for that. And yes, resolute healer ftw,

Generally speaking, I would pick a top spec and roll it for at least several weeks, learn the ins and outs, and then branch off once you really have an intimate grasp on the role and plusses minuses of the options. These builds are tried and true over almost 2 years for very good reasons and those reasons may not be clear until hundreds of pvp hours have been played. Good luck!

cymerdown.4103:

Agreed, Guardian is the best point contester in the game because you’re resistant to both condition and regular burst. Most classes can do one or the other, but none other can do both while also providing aoe support. To achieve this, using soldier runes and either going 3 shouts with AH or 2 shouts with Virtues is necessary, otherwise you or the team get melted by condis. Cleric is generally better than magi because as long as you have sufficient condi removal, the most important thing is surviving burst well enough to make your healing power effective, and toughness is the best star for that. And yes, resolute healer ftw,

Generally speaking, I would pick a top spec and roll it for at least several weeks, learn the ins and outs, and then branch off once you really have an intimate grasp on the role and plusses minuses of the options. These builds are tried and true over almost 2 years for very good reasons and those reasons may not be clear until hundreds of pvp hours have been played. Good luck!

if yorue going hard core make sure you pick which one (AH or virtues) depending on your team’s comp. typically a more squishy team that cant stand on point (like having 1 mesmer and 1 thief) will need AH while a more tankier comp (like double warr/engi) its better to run virtues and maybe healing breeze

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